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Total Members Voted: 137

[Pan]

Nar, I understand you probably wouldn't want to stray too far from the vanilla game, but today I had a thought while reading the posts about the scourge/whips overpowered-ness.

Anyway:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 How about only allowing the voidwalkers to use it? Then, rename the scourge's name to something voidwalker-ish. That way, the voidwalkers will be the only race to use this overpowered weapon and, being the most advanced race anyway, will have an excuse for the overpowered-ness of scourges. Sufficiently advanced technology is usually a good explanation for anything (almost as good as 'a wizard did it!').

 In this way, you've not only removed a fun but rather silly bug, but also made the voidwalkers even more powerful. To be honest, I've encountered those overrated void projectors and don't think much of them. Against a hail of javelins, few things are then able to face armored dwarven warriors and tough war animals.

Of course, that could make them voidwalkers quite powerful, and they already are. And would stray a little far from the game. But here's just my little idea anyway.

[SirAaronIII]

I'm pretty sure there are normal dwarves. They're in the OP and all, being "not the most advanced or strongest race" (or something similar, the point is they're weaker than most).

[thatkid]

Do the Elcar REPLACE dwarves? I'm asking this because I haven't seen dwarves at all with this mod, but the elcar do share the same creature description.

What is an Elcar? This Mod does not add anything of that sort.

[narhiril]

Nar, I understand you probably wouldn't want to stray too far from the vanilla game, but today I had a thought while reading the posts about the scourge/whips overpowered-ness.

Anyway:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 How about only allowing the voidwalkers to use it? Then, rename the scourge's name to something voidwalker-ish. That way, the voidwalkers will be the only race to use this overpowered weapon and, being the most advanced race anyway, will have an excuse for the overpowered-ness of scourges. Sufficiently advanced technology is usually a good explanation for anything (almost as good as 'a wizard did it!').

 In this way, you've not only removed a fun but rather silly bug, but also made the voidwalkers even more powerful. To be honest, I've encountered those overrated void projectors and don't think much of them. Against a hail of javelins, few things are then able to face armored dwarven warriors and tough war animals.

Of course, that could make them voidwalkers quite powerful, and they already are. And would stray a little far from the game. But here's just my little idea anyway.

I'll consider this, but first I need to more thoroughly test them with stealth sieges.  Giving them two upgrades in one version is just mean.

I can't wait for the army arc.  I have big plans for these guys.

Do the Elcar REPLACE dwarves? I'm asking this because I haven't seen dwarves at all with this mod, but the elcar do share the same creature description.

What is an Elcar? This Mod does not add anything of that sort.

I am equally confused.  The meowkin, nephilim, lizardmen, bog trolls, voidwalkers, and (underground) moroii are the races associated with this mod.

In other news, though, the second set of altar rituals is almost finalized.

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Lesser Ritual of Power

Consumes three totems - because nothing shows your devotion to conquest better than your enemy's head made into a trinket.  This ritual can yield substantial quantities of crossbow ammunition and bloodstone gems, but also carries the risk of disfavor.


Greater Ritual of Power

Consumes eight totems.  The risk of disfavor for this reaction is slightly lower (though the disfavor itself is more dangerous), and potential rewards are more lucrative.  Most of these rewards also come in the form of crossbow ammunition, some of unusual and powerful materials including stronger bone and metal.  There are also a number of unique rewards from this ritual, which you'll have to discover for yourselves.


EDIT: Another bit of exciting news - I've gotten a dummy (test) reaction to produce potable water.  This means that using the ritual tech tree as a water source is now an option.  Dwarves can drink or use the water right out of the bucket.  The only quirk is that if you wish to use the water as a fluid (i.e. for a pond), you must assign a viable water source activity zone before dwarves will use the buckets from the ritual to fill it (the game will not recognize an altar as an acceptable water source, so another one must be assigned for the job to occur, even though that particular source does not have to be used- or even accessible - the dwarves can then use the ritual buckets as long as this other water source exists).

[Palpatine]

Any chance for the ritual tech tree to incoprate miraculous healings?  Urist McHouse can sometimes be great, but even when he's on, he's still got limits.  And when he's off, it's like you may as well not even have a hospital at all.

[TehNoob]

thats why I sometimes train a second diagnostician with the morgue. Remember to turn his diagnosis off when there is an injured dwarf, though, else he'll diagnose the guy with broken legs as needing a heart removal or something.

[narhiril]

Any chance for the ritual tech tree to incoprate miraculous healings?  Urist McHouse can sometimes be great, but even when he's on, he's still got limits.  And when he's off, it's like you may as well not even have a hospital at all.

This is something I've wanted to do for a long time, but there currently isn't a way to do it. 


... For some obscure reason, this gave me an idea for a totally unrelated (but very cool) mechanical advancement.  It's really been irritating me lately that fish keep running out, so I aim to do something about that in the way of a new building - probably another little something for tier three.

[Lycus]

Does this mod enhance adventure mode in any way?

[Putnam]

Does this mod enhance adventure mode in any way?

You can play as nephilim, who can fly.

So kind of.

[TwilightWalker]

Does this mod enhance adventure mode in any way?

You can play as nephilim, who can fly.

So kind of.

Also, if your fort makes some of those experimental weapons out of the new metals, you can use them for all sorts of badassery.

[The Master]

Do the Elcar REPLACE dwarves? I'm asking this because I haven't seen dwarves at all with this mod, but the elcar do share the same creature description.

What is an Elcar? This Mod does not add anything of that sort.

I am equally confused.  The meowkin, nephilim, lizardmen, bog trolls, voidwalkers, and (underground) moroii are the races associated with this mod.

Bah, who knows! I have so many mods installed! sorry!

[Carn]

Nar, the created water can be used for everything but filling ponds? So the essential things (drinking, giving water to wounded, washing wounds and doctor's hands) all work with it?

You are my hero. I guess if it can't be put in ponds, forts relying on it as a source of water will simply need a lot of buckets.

[narhiril]

Nar, the created water can be used for everything but filling ponds? So the essential things (drinking, giving water to wounded, washing wounds and doctor's hands) all work with it?

You are my hero. I guess if it can't be put in ponds, forts relying on it as a source of water will simply need a lot of buckets.

You CAN put it in ponds, but you need to have another water source set in order to do so (the pond fill job requires a defined water source activity zone, and the game will not recognize an altar as a viable water source).  Once you've assigned a water source, however, the dwarves can use the altar's buckets to fill the pond.  The water source itself doesn't even have to be accessible, it just has to exist for the labor to trigger.

But yes, apart from that minor pond anomaly (which you can work around), it functions the same as if you pulled it from a well or stream.  That means drinking, washing, casts, etc.  I need to double check this, but it seemed to work just fine in the brief period I was able to spend today testing it.  I was able to directly observe drinking and pond filling - I am assuming the other uses will be fine because I can't think of any logical reason why they wouldn't.  If a problem somehow slips through the cracks (which I doubt), I will, of course, get it fixed as soon as possible.

I'm getting close to finalized release notes.  After some (probably brief) cleanup and barring any unforeseen difficulties, it'll be ready to play within a week or two.

I don't normally post my raws, but if anyone is curious, this is the reaction code that did the trick.  It took me a couple of guesses to get it right.

Spoiler: reaction_ritual_t1 (click to show/hide)

[REACTION:SAC_BASE_SEVEN]  <- eight are completed, two more are planned for t1.
[NAME:perform the lesser ritual of sustinence] <- greater ritual has better success rate, but requires an additional reagent - more on that later.
[BUILDING:ALTAR_LFR:CUSTOM_S]
[REAGENT:A:1:BUCKET:NONE:NONE:NONE]
   [EMPTY]
   [PRESERVE_REAGENT]
   [DOES_NOT_DETERMINE_PRODUCT_AMOUNT]
   [DOES_NOT_ABSORB]
[PRODUCT:60:10:LIQUID_MISC:NONE:WATER:NONE][PRODUCT_DIMENSION:150][PRODUCT_TO_CONTAINER:A]
[PRODUCT:25:1:BOULDER:NONE:INORGANIC:CURSE_GENERIC]
[SKILL:CONCENTRATION]

[Trapezohedron]

Hey, how about adding some kind of soul to soulgem conversions, and reactions that require soulgems?

I'm considering about downloading this, as I'm kinda bored and frustrated about modding my DF game. What's a quick rundown of the features, like how would you rate this mod's difficulty?

[Putnam]

Hey, how about adding some kind of soul to soulgem conversions, and reactions that require soulgems?

I'm considering about downloading this, as I'm kinda bored and frustrated about modding my DF game. What's a quick rundown of the features, like how would you rate this mod's difficulty?

It's more difficult than vanilla, but far more rewarding.

Features include: many new plants, new animals, new megabeasts, a couple new, very Fun civilizations, and a tech tree!

That's not nearly an exhaustive list.